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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “overlies” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

43 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
overlies11241704(None) 
overflies1539101overflies
overlie102615011overlie_
overlives152210141overlives
overplies14310461overplies
coverlids1544752coverlids
ferlies103216692_ferlies
hoverflies1943112hoverflies
lovelies1139892love_lies
orderlies1045452orderlies
ovaries10312652ovar_ies
overages12513832overages
overawes14511182overawes
overbids14248902overbids
overbites14310982overbites
overdoes121212542overdoes
overdries13310882overdries
overdyes15127472overdyes
overlades13510352overlades
overlaps13219522overlaps
overlays14239692overlays
overlet102619032overl_et
overlets112312362overlets
overlit102714742overli_t
overlive142211292overlive
overlived16248512overlived
overloves15218672overloves
overmines14312682overmines
overmixes2137322overmixes
overplied1539052overplied
overrides131411012overrides
oversees112415902oversees
oversides131512662oversides
oversizes211111612oversizes
overslips1446762overslips
overtimes141511302overtimes
overtips1338352overtips
overtires121412372overtires
overuses11312642overuses
overview1736332overview
overviews1844282overviews
overwise141810252overwise
poverties1439512poverties

Search took 9 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911210590.1431249587.4
2DLD Change Limit121059438.54614165.6
3Display Results43430.0162687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691438.70520527.4
 
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